TOKYO -- Japanese police have uncovered a record number of money laundering cases, some of which involved international criminal networks using bank accounts in the country, a new report shows.
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Money laundering spikes in Japan as global crime moves in
Record number of cases uncovered last year, police report shows
Japanese yen notes are piled atop U.S. dollar bills. Criminal groups may see Japan as an easy place to disguise illicit gains, a police source said. © Reuters
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